The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — May 2080
Highlights this month
- 6MonEta Aquariids meteor shower peaks (up to 50/hr). A bright 95% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 8WedThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (6:58am)
- 9ThuUranus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (6:06pm)
- 11SatThe Moon passes Saturn — 4° apart. (9:53pm)
- 12SunThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (8:16am)
- 15WedMars is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (10:24am)
- 20MonVenus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (1:54am)
- 21TueMercury at greatest evening elongation (22° from the Sun, mag 0.4) — best evening apparition. (12:05am)
- 25SatSaturn is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (5:30pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 7:02am | 5:31pm | 10h 29m | 7:01pm | 5:32am |
| Fri 10 | 7:10am | 5:22pm | 10h 12m | 6:53pm | 5:39am |
| Mon 20 | 7:19am | 5:14pm | 9h 55m | 6:46pm | 5:46am |
| Fri 31 | 7:27am | 5:08pm | 9h 41m | 6:42pm | 5:53am |
Days shorten by about 48 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonSat 4, 10:12am
- Last QuarterSun 12, 11:08am
- New MoonSun 19, 9:01pm
- First QuarterSun 26, 12:06pm
Apogee 10 May (405,100 km) · Perigee 22 May (363,500 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Tau | −0.1 | 9:07am | 1:44pm | 6:21pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Tau | −3.8 | 7:08am | 12:12pm | 5:15pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Sgr | −1.4 | 7:27pm | 2:59am | 10:27am | Morning |
| Jupiter | Cap | −2.1 | 11:25pm | 6:20am | 1:11pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Cap | 0.6 | 10:58pm | 5:59am | 12:56pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Cap | 5.8 | 10:08pm | 5:19am | 12:25pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Cnc | 7.9 | 11:59am | 4:56pm | 9:53pm | Evening |
Meteor showers
- Eta Aquariids — peaks 6 May, radiant in Aquarius (up to 50/hr). Debris of Halley's Comet and one of the best showers of the year from the south — swift meteors in the pre-dawn eastern sky. A bright 95% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — May 2080
Evening sky Morning sky Up much of the night Lost in the Sun’s glare
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Generated automatically from the MPAS sky engine on 25 August 2026.